This is an analysis of the poem Mistinguette that begins with:

He was my one and only love;
My world was mirror for his face....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcX eeeefdfX XXXXfXfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111101 11110101 10111111 01110101 01110111 11010001 11110101 111111 11110101 11010101 01010101 11011101 11111001 11110101 01110101 110100 01011110 111111110 11011101 01001101 11111110 11010101 11001101 111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ', say are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ' is repeated).

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Mistinguette;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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